Month: August 2019
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Shark Sightings Force Changes To Popular Provincetown Swim
During the past 31 years, the Provincetown Swim for Life has become a major summer event. “It’s ingrained in the community,†says organizer Jay Critchley. But there’s a new player in the area, great white sharks, whose numbers are increasing steadily in the summer. And now, their presence has forced a change in the event, even…
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Stephanie Rice – Australian Swimmer & Triple Olympic Gold Medalist
Up Close with Olympian World Record Holder, Stephanie Rice 14 Quick Questions and intimate talk with 3 x Gold Medalist and 5 x World Record holder Stephanie Rice. She will inspire us to live healthy, positive lives and reflect with a mindful stretch.
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World Champs 2019 Bts // Performance Recap // Michael Andrew Vlogs
Awesome experiences at my first long course Worlds in Gwangju, South Korea. Go behind the scenes in to the village, and competition venues. At the end of the edit I sit down and recap my experience and what I take away from the trip. Thanks for watching, see you soon.
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Louisville could still get a new aquatic center — and talks about it will renew next month
Louisville launched a study nine months ago to examine the potential of adding a new indoor aquatic center. Officials said the city had “maxed out capacity” with existing options and wanted to look into luring regional and national meets. But an entirely different conversation has played out in the months since — dominated by an ill-fated tax hike proposal to…
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The Eternal Lie of the Pools That Turn Blue If You Pee in Them
Everyone knows about urine-indicator dye, despite the fact that it has 100 percent never existed If you pee in the pool, it’ll go blue! There’s a special dye in there, designed to detect urine, and it’ll billow around you in a big, embarrassing, pissy cloud, and everyone will know you’ve done it, and you’ll be…
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Tether Device Aims to Improve Swimmers’ Times, Go Beyond the Pool
Most spectators of competitive swimming know about the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle in events such as the summer Olympics. But it’s not likely they know exactly what goes into a stroke or how swimmers adjust their style to make their way to the winners podium. A University of Pittsburgh research team has developed a…
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Silver Medal Interview – Olympian Kaitlin Sandeno
Kaitlin Sandeno talks about winning the silver medal in the 400 IM at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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Rommel Pacheco on bringing home Silver | FINA World Championships 2019 – Gwangju
One diver that has been around for a long time, is Mexico’s Rommel Pacheco, he took part in his 8th FINA World Championships!